Governor Christie took a step Friday toward reconstituting the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission board — which he dismantled three years ago in a crackdown on alleged patronage and wasteful spending — by submitting nominations for six commissioners.

The nominations come three months after two former supervisors at the commission were convicted on charges of official misconduct and three years after six of seven commissioners were ousted. The commission has been operating with just one board member, Kenneth John Lucianin of Passaic.

The nominees must be approved by the state Senate to take their seats on the commission. Two years ago, state Sen. Ronald Rice, D-Essex, used senatorial courtesy to block two nominations to the commission, including Tucci. Rice said he wanted to make sure the commission would include someone from Newark.

A spokesman for the Governor did not immediately respond to a request for a comment Friday night and the spokeswoman for the commission did not respond to a voicemail message.

The commission operates the state’s largest wastewater treatment plant, which serves 1.5 million residents in communities along the Passaic River in the counties of Bergen and Passaic as well as Newark. Having an operational board would allow the commission to issue bonds to fund projects, such as repairs to damage caused by Superstorm Sandy.

In March, a former director of services, Anthony Ardis, and the agency’s former carpenters’ supervisor, Paul Bazela, were convicted on charges that they directed subordinates to do repairs at the homes of friends and family. Two other supervisors previously pleaded guilty to similar charges.

Governor Christie took a step Friday toward reconstituting the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission board — which he dismantled three years ago in a crackdown on alleged patronage and wasteful spending — by submitting nominations for six commissioners.

The nominations come three months after two former supervisors at the commission were convicted on charges of official misconduct and three years after six of seven commissioners were ousted. The commission has been operating with just one board member, Kenneth John Lucianin of Passaic.

The nominees must be approved by the state Senate to take their seats on the commission. Two years ago, state Sen. Ronald Rice, D-Essex, used senatorial courtesy to block two nominations to the commission, including Tucci. Rice said he wanted to make sure the commission would include someone from Newark.

A spokesman for the Governor did not immediately respond to a request for a comment Friday night and the spokeswoman for the commission did not respond to a voicemail message.

The commission operates the state’s largest wastewater treatment plant, which serves 1.5 million residents in communities along the Passaic River in the counties of Bergen and Passaic as well as Newark. Having an operational board would allow the commission to issue bonds to fund projects, such as repairs to damage caused by Superstorm Sandy.

In March, a former director of services, Anthony Ardis, and the agency’s former carpenters’ supervisor, Paul Bazela, were convicted on charges that they directed subordinates to do repairs at the homes of friends and family. Two other supervisors previously pleaded guilty to similar charges.